Caroline W. Ellis
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Financial Restructuring
Licensed to practice in Texas only and under the supervision of the partners of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Application for admission to the New York Bar in process.
- Concentrates practice on restructuring litigation, with a particular emphasis on contested matters, and adversarial proceedings arising in complex chapter 11 cases.
Caroline works on bankruptcy and restructuring litigation matters, assisting in the representation of significant parties in interest, including secured and unsecured creditors, equity holders and debtors in complex chapter 11 proceedings, chapter 7 proceedings, out-of-court-restructurings and other distressed situations.
Prior to joining Akin, Caroline was an associate at another global law firm based in New York City. In addition, Caroline clerked for the Honorable Philip Bentley in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, and worked as an associate at a global law firm based in Houston, Texas.
Debtor Representations
- Eletson Holdings Inc.: Counsel to the reorganized debtors in enforcement actions against the previous owners following the effective date of the confirmed creditor plan before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, including representation of the reorganized debtors as appellees before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- Echo Energy Partners I LLC: Counsel to the debtor in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, resulting in the sale of substantially all of the debtor’s SCOOP/stack assets for approximately $32.9 million.
EducationJ.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2019
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2015
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2019
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2015
ClerkshipsU.S.B.C., Southern District of New York
U.S.B.C., Southern District of New York
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
- Member, Substantive Events Committee, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
- Co-Author, “What 5th Circ. Ruling Means For FERC's Bankruptcy Authority,” Law360, March 2022.
